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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Green River, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green River and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Green River:
    • 41.475590, -90.319292
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Green River
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Green River ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Green River.

Within Illinois, the name Green River is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Green River lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Green River [Muhlenberg County].
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • This Green River is located in Antrim County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Green River.
    • Mississippi
      • Tunica County
      • This Green River is located in Tunica County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the south of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tunica County community of Green River.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Green River lies 1,160 miles [1,866.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Green River is located in Columbia County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Green River.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Green River.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Green River [Wayne County].
    • Utah
      • Emery County
      • This Green River is located in Emery County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the west of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Emery County community of Green River.
    • Vermont
      • Windham County
      • This Green River is located in Windham County and lies 906 miles [1,458.1 km]<1> to the east of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windham County community of Green River.
    • Washington
      • King County
      • This Green River is located in King County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Green River.
    • Wyoming
      • Sweetwater County
      • This Green River is located in Sweetwater County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<1> to the west of the Green River that is located in Henry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Green River.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green River ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Carbon Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Cliff
    • Carbon Cliff is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Cliff <5>
  • Cedar Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Brook
    • Cedar Brook is located in Rock Island County
  • Coal Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Coal Valley is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coal Valley <5>
  • Green Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
    • Green Rock is located in Henry County
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Henry County
  • Orion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Panorama Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
    • Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Poplar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Poplar Grove is located in Rock Island County
  • Rapids City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapids City
    • Rapids City is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapids City <5>
  • Shady Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
    • Shady Beach is located in Henry County
  • Sunny Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
  • Timber Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
    • Timber Ridge is located in Henry County

How Far From Green River to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Green River to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Green River and extending to:

  • Cambridge, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Green River to Cambridge, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 121 miles [194.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 722 miles [1,161.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,929 miles [7,932.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycty.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4756, Longitude: -90.3193       In this case, the coordinates for Green River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Green River could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Green River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Green River to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.23 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.325 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.014 degrees.




 

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